Voucher-sheet.



G.J.FITZPATRIGK.

VOUGHBR SHEET.

APPLIoATom FILED AP.3o,191

1,068, 18. Patented July 22, 1913.

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'VOUCHER-SI-IEET.

specification of letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Application led April 30,' 1912. Serial No. 694,113.

To all whom z' may concern: y n

Be it known that I, GEORGE J.4F1rzrAfr "RICK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing The principal objects of the present n' vention are, toarrange a voucher sheet so that the payer of a check can determine fromthe data upon the various portions of the voucher sheet the condition ofhis bank account; can determine by a quick observation thereof whetherit is desirable to remit the check at that time; and can also determinethe total amount of expenditures to date, the account credit of aparticular party, and the account debit of a particular party.

A further object of the invention is to form a series of lines of tearin the sheet, whereby it may be separated into different sections, andto arrange the printed matter' upon eachlof said sections 1n conformitywith the usage to which tha sectionv is to be i The invention furtherconsists in the features of construction and in the combination of partshereinafter described -and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the face of the voucher of thepresent invent-ion; and. Fig. 2, a view of the back of said voucher.

As illustrated in the drawings, a horizontally extendingline of tear 3is made in said voucher sheet by means of a series of perforations orother analogous means; and the portion 4, below said line of tear,l hasprint edl matter thereon arranged in a manner to provide a bank check.The portion 5, above the line of tear 3, is subdivided by a line of tear6, which extends to the line of tear 3, as clearly indicated in thefigures of the dra-wing. The space 7, to the left of the line of tear 6and extending to the line of tear 3,

is printed to provide a memoranda sheet for recordin reimbursements. tBy re verrlng to the space 7,. as illustrated 1n F1g. 1, unde theheading t Cash debit, it will be seen t at the notations thereonindicate a balance brought forward of $11,800.00, and thaty.Il,lburseinent from the Roe stock farm o $7,905.83 has been received,inakin the balance $19,705.83. Thus, the pa er, by glancing at thisport-ion of the vouc er, can readily see the total amount of his bankdepositato date. Again referring to the above space, under the headingAccount credit, it will be seen that the notations thereon indicate areimbursement :from the Roe stockfarm of $7,905.83 has been received, inaddition to a remittance of $1,000.00 already made, making the totalreceived from this source $8,905.83, Thus, the payer, by glancing atthis portion of the voucher, can readil determine, the total amount ofmoney the Roe stock farm has given him to date.

The space 8 is arranged to receive disbursements Iunder the headingsAccount debit and Cash credit. Under the headmg, Account debit, it willbe seen that the notations thereon indicate a balance brought forward of$2,000.00, and that vthe present disbursements to John Doe of $150.00has been paid, making a total of $2,150.00 dis bursements to John Doe.Thus,4 the payer, by glancing at this portion ofthe voucher. can readilysee that the total amount of moneyT paid John Doe to date is $2,150.00

Referring to the. spacel 8, under the heading 1 Cash credit, it will beseen that the notations thereon indicate the resent disbursement to befor the sum of 1 0.00, and by subtracting4 this amount from t e sum of$9705.83, which represent the cashy on hand, a balance of $9555.83 wilbe obtained, representing the balance on hand after the payment has beenmade. By locking at this heading the present state of the payers bankaccount can be determined. If, by glancing at these iigures, he shoulddetermine that a larger disbursement could be made, or that the paymentshould be smaller, he can make notations to that effect and send thevoucher -sheet back to be remade. It is understood that at all times theamount of the check and the amount noted under Disbursements-this checkmust be the Reimbursement stub-cash debit balance $19, 705.83Disbursement stub-cash credit balance 9, 555. 83

Payer@ mm1 expenditure to date. .Q :10,150.00 Thus, the payer, by makingthis subtraction, can in ak moments time ascertain what his totalexpenditures have been to date. The back 9 of the reimbursement sheet isarranged in the form of a ledger sheet, showing credits, and is used asa journal distribution to show an itemized account of the deosit and, asillustrated in Fig. 2 of the rawings, the memorandum thereon shows acredit of $7905.88 from the Roe stock'farm for 1500 head of cattle. Thiswhole reimbursement stub after it has been torn from the rest of thevoucher is to be used in. a

shows a debit of $150.00 to John Doe forl auto repairs. These credit anddebit memoranda, as will be seen, tally with the reimbursement anddisbursement memoranda respectively. This whole disbursement stub afterit has been torn from the rest of the y voucher is to be used in a cardindex for future rapid reference. The backs of both stubs when notseparated are to be used as loose-leaf ledger sheets. The fronts of bothstubs when not separated are to be used as loose-leaf voucher checkstubs. The back ll of the check is arranged to receive a memorandum ofwhat the payment made by the check covers, so that a completereceipt isgiven when the ayee indorses the check.

After the check has been filled out'by the payer, he can then separateit from the balance of the sheet along the line of tear 3, and it thenbecomes a voucher check and he can separate. the reimbursement and disbursement sheets along the line of tear 6, thus separating the voucherinto three different sections. The check would, of course,

and disbursement sheets could be filed away in any suitable manner forfuture reference.

utilized as leaves of a card index or loose-- leaf bookkeeping system;and a complete record of each checking transaction is maintained in acompact form for ready reference.

The voucher of the present invention is particularl adapted to betransported from place to p ace b traveling auditors, timeeepers, etc.,an it enables them to keep a complete transaction of all payments andreimbursements without the necessity of cumbersome and heavy booksordinarilyA employed for keeping track-of such transactions.

I claim:

A voucher of the class described, provided with a line of separationextending from edge to edge thereof, and provided with a second line ofseparation extending at right angles tothe first mentioned line andmeetin said first line at approximately its longitu inal center, wherebythe sheet is divided into three sections, one section extending fromside to side of the sheet, and the other twol sections extendingrespectively from the second line of separation to the side of thesheet, the section extending from side to Aside of the sheet beingarranged in the form of a voucher bank check,one of the sectionsextending from the second line of separation to the side vof the'sheetbeing arranged on one side with a column to receive account credits, andon the other side with a column to receive cash debits, and the other ofsaid sections being provided on one side with a column to receiveaccount debits, and the other side with a column to receive cashcredits, the backs of said latter two sections being providedrespectively with columns to receive itemized statements of the accountcredit and account debit, substantially as described.

GEO. J. FITZPATRICK; Witnesses WM. P. Bonn,

,Y'MARYR. FROST.

be sent tothe payee, and the reimbursement

